EPA Accelerates Phaseout of Ozone-Depleting Substances Under Clean Air Act Amendments

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken direct final action to accelerate the phaseout of substances that deplete the ozone layer, including methyl bromide, under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. The phaseout schedule now aligns with the Montreal Protocol's reductions in methyl bromide production and consumption, starting with a 50% reduction in 2001 and a complete phaseout by 2005.